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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1887
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR reveals a wartime reminiscence recounting battles, marches, and camps. It references General Grant and the Civil War era, invoking soldiers recalling their campaigns and the strain of conflict. The text blends poetic memory with battlefield imagery and wartime leadership.
The article recalls Union soldiers fighting through malaria swamps in Louisiana and the Gulf region. It notes mosquitos and venomous insects, fever, and nonstandard hazards like alligators. It emphasizes the extreme hardships, disease, and endurance of troops including specific anecdotal incidents.
Wasted by War discusses the deaths of Civil War generals Grant Hancock McClellan Meade Thomas and Sherman noting premature deaths and frailty after the conflict. It references Farragut and Meade’s nerves cancer and the toll of leadership on the armed forces. It tells of Terrill family losses Perryville Cold Harbor and a marble grave inscription honoring two Logs.
Savannah News recounts Captain J M Smith a Confederate veteran living in Dubin Ga as a remarkable man born around 1840 who never drank tea coffee milk smoked or played games yet served bravely. He volunteered for Hood's pursuit and endured capture escape and wounds, fought in thirty six battles and helped pursue engine thieves at Big Shanty. A Memphis tale of Grant's simple kindness and the McAllister family split by war also appear alongside praise for Captain Smith's wartime exploits.
During McClellan's inspection near Antietam the Fifth Regiment jokes about living on supposition as rations were late. The general responds with a wry promise that sailors and astronomers alike face delays, and the troops cheer as he rides on to keep spirits up.
A Republican gathering in the state features Senator Allison and Governor Larrabee among notable attendees. Speeches by Irish attorney Sohain Recansin and other leaders rally support, discuss tariff policy, education funding, and public works while urging party unity in the lead up to elections.
A lengthy Maryland political notice details Republican and Democratic positions, naming Walter Rook of Baltimore and others, with discussion of soldier votes for Lincoln and remarks on party loyalties, pledges of support, and electoral strategies across states. The piece reflects wartime political rhetoric and cross-party observations.
The Rev T De Witt Talmage delivered a sermon titled Woman's Opportunity arguing women should seek higher roles at home and in public life. He praises a wife's motherhood and domestic virtue as strong public influence and calls for women to embrace noble work, while cautioning against frivolous fashion and dissipation.
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